Five century-old rain trees saved
KOTA KINABALU: Nostalgic Penampang folk and history buffs will be relieved to know that the century-old rain trees in Kasigui, Penampang, about 10km from here, will not be chopped down as initially planned.
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KOTA KINABALU: Nostalgic Penampang folk and history buffs will be relieved to know that the century-old rain trees in Kasigui, Penampang, about 10km from here, will not be chopped down as initially planned.
KOTA KINABALU: Kasigui was a tiny colonial settlement in Sabah's Kadazandusun heartland of Penampang about 10km from the state capital here.
More than one hundred trees have already been cut down and several hundred more are in the process to embrace the same fate. It is the scenario of a portion of Chattogram-Cox’s Bazar highway.
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By: Eskay Ong Text Size: HAVING a natural environment that is filled with trees is a great blessing, and having one that is able to take care of itself, grow and develop on its own, and regenerate itself, is indeed a rare gem. That this is a great treasure which must be appreciated and taken care of, is true beyond words. Tree covers have been the talk of the world for decades in the past for its positive effects on global climate, and hopefully, the situation may be changing for the better as more and more countries have woken up to the fact that there is a great possibility in wiping out...